Title: SmartComp – Smart competitiveness for the Central Baltic Region
Project duration: 5/2012 – 12/2013
Lead organisation: Union of the Baltic Cities, Commission on Environment
Partners: University of Turku / Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Turku / Turku School of Economics / Pan-European Institute, Tallinn University of Technology, Centrum Balticum Foundation, University of Tallinn, Åbo Akademi University, Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration, Latvian Maritime Academy
The role of Centrum Balticum in the project: Within Work Package Policy Development and Branding, Centrum Balticum was responsible for organising international events, facilitating policy dialogue and developing key outputs related to the project’s policy work. The foundation coordinated the creation of the triple helix database. The project culminated in an international SmartComp Final Conference in November 2013 in Turku, where the results and achievements of the project were presented to a wide range of participants.
Total budget: 1 212 520 €
Funding: European Regional Development Fund 940 231 €
The project was co-financed by the Central Baltic INTERREG IV A Programme 2007–2013.
Project description:
SmartComp aimed to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of maritime clusters in the Central Baltic Region by promoting cooperation between academia, industry and public authorities. The project focused on building networks, analysing the development potential of regional maritime clusters and identifying innovative business models and policy tools supporting long-term growth.
